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Food security: There was some divergence over the correct balance of government and civil society partnership in addressing food insecurity, with civil society representatives emphasizing the importance of maintaining centralized food banks and local pantries and kitchens, while calling for greater government funding of the NGOs, with government responsibility for establishing the local end-point agencies to help distribute the aid. This would require regulation of the content and criteria for providing aid, with NGOs being reluctant to limit their autonomy in return for public funding. Curren... Read moretly, the major philanthropic food banks compete for the same funders and are reluctant to be regulated, to prioritize health and nutrition vs. caloric sufficiency and are reluctant to share data transparently. So long as they are to be part of the solution NGOs will need to increase transparency to help design and provide evidence of efficiency and equity in publically funded solutions. Further questions arose as to the appropriate balance of direct cash transfers for food aid (whether restricted or unrestricted) as opposed to additional food aid provided as commodities. The appropriateness of food banks as a food waste reduction policy tool and whether they are scalable and truly win-win solutions for beneficiaries, farmers and others in the value chain, is also a matter for evidence-based deliberation. Food industry: Representatives of the civil society and representatives of public health sectors presented great importance on regulation as described in the discussion outcomes section. In contrast, industry representatives presented the importance of setting goals for the industry and working with academia and government. That self-regulation of the industry is the right solution. Read less

Urban food systems: • Our country must establish a “National Food and Nutrition Authority”, in order for food systems in Israel to play their much needed role in achieving the SDG’s. This government authority would enable all the food stakeholders to share challenges and find solutions. • Technological solutions are needed to enable urban food-growing to become sufficiently productive. This will require national investment in research, and collaboration among all levels of government to overcome regulatory obstacles. • In a future reality, we must strive to make healthy food choice... Read mores cheaper, more accessible and more popular. To achieve this, a three-pronged national campaign will 1. Target the food industry to make it an ally, instead of being the main source of the problem. 2. Introduce food education from the baby clinics through all age-groups as a compulsory component. 3. Each local authority will establish its own interdisciplinary food council, in order to coordinate and maximize its efforts to improve its food systems. Communication and social marketing: Recommended solutions to increase communication of healthy and sustainable nutrition: • News media: Establish a forum/organization/center, which will involve scientists and media professionals for the purpose of raising food systems sustainability issues in the news agenda. It will create and disseminate reliable content, provide communication training for scientists and training for journalists and media content writers from diverse groups on food systems sustainability. •Provide information and skills training: To provide relevant information at consumption sites and offer “how-to buy healthy” training to members of diverse groups. •Media channels and platforms: Promote, stimulate and also sponsor the inclusion/infusion of sustainability content in various entertainment and consumer programs, social media, and not only in programs dedicated to food or ecology. •Information “Hotline”: Create an information “hotline” as a resource for professionals and the public. •“The Israeli Kitchen”: Create a national campaign of a healthy “kitchen”, which combines traditional with contemporary cooking of diverse groups, emphasizing health and sustainability, community and national pride. •Framing and positioning: Instead of emphasizing only health or sustainability to also emphasize positive rewards and interest, such as frugality, creativity, variety. Read less

Food security: As in the previous dialog, the Topic Outcomes included the urgent need to: 1) Create a legislative and regulatory framework that will define food security broadly, and consider it a national government priority, for social resilience and domestic and national security. This must be reflected in adequate budgetary appropriations and legislation. 2) Enhance governance, by creating an overarching, integrated, inter-ministerial policy review to develop a food systems master plan to ensure food security in its broad definition. 3) Define outcome measures and targets, assign responsib... Read moreility for monitoring, formative and evaluative research 4) Find independent academic research to enhance local evidence based evaluation of policy alternatives 5) Include health and sustainability in all food security policy objectives 6) Develop a master plan for Israeli agriculture taking into consideration sustainability, climate change threats, economic planning 7) Enhance the social safety net and create specific government programs for food aid with enhancement of local government involvement, a rebalancing of roles and responsibilities of government vs. third sector NGOs. food waste: Measures to be promoted on the national level: • A National Food Rescue Directorate that will institutionalize existing activities and create a national food surpluses information system • Establishment of regional committees to deal with food insecurity and food rescue at the local level • Allocation of budgets for food rescue - support for food banks, support for retail chains that donate food • Transferring responsibility for food waste reduction and food waste management from the central government to local authorities. The Ministry of Environmental Protection should set the goals but not the measures to reach these goals. • Local food waste prevention and healthy eating campaigns • Funding field surveys and researches at the municipal level • Promoting a joint move by the Ministry of Health and the food industry to facilitate the use of expired food items (that carry "Best Before" labels) that are less susceptible to microbial spoilage Food industry: The regulatory actions that was recommended by the representatives of civil society and public health to take: • Prohibition of harmful food advertising, unhealthy food taxation, and subsidies on healthy food. • The new food approval process will also take into account the health value of the product • Regulation for a circular economy - a comprehensive plan for an array of circular economy. Actions that need to be promoted: • Establishing consortiums for developing food production with high nutritional value and budgeting a national initiative to promote health, including goals for reducing obesity and promote public health. The consortiums will include industry, academia, government, and civil society. • Establish an independent research center that will facilitate the development of products and adjusted nutrition recommendations specific to Israel, based on evidence. • Promote health-oriented agriculture. • Reducing waste- improving the collection and sorting of waste for recycling and providing technological tools for improving infrastructure. • Reliable education for healthy and sustainable nutrition in schools and the development of an educational body for consumer awareness to balance the advertising and marketing burden of unhealthy food. • Favoring food companies (by a governess and public institutions) that promote health and thereby encourage the pursuit of health excellence. Read less

Food security: Israel’s strengths in this area include • A strong civil society in the area of food (in)security and a longstanding tradition promoting social welfare • An excellent well developed public health care system • Health and welfare promotion infrastructure in local government and municipalities • Advanced agricultural R&D and willingness to implement innovative solutions to local conditions • Strong cooperative institutions in the farming community What can be done here and now to achieve SDG goals for 2030? • Known and existing solutions such as the National Nutr... Read moreitional Security Council law (2011) and the national food security initiative must either be implemented effectively or reformed. • Food assistance programs must be adequately appropriated in the state budget • Existing government data in the national insurance institute, welfare ministry, education ministry, health ministry, municipalities, central bureau of statistics and other agencies should be aggregated and used to guide policy • Economic policy to mitigate food security must explicitly address food process and agriculture to reduce food insecurity in addition to strategies to increase earning power and reduce poverty • Health promotion, nutrition security and environmental sustainability must all be integral to reforming the food system. Existing legislation, programs and infrastructure in these areas can be directed to improving awareness and advancing food security. • Resources must be allocated to closing disparities in food security within different sectors of Israeli society • Political will should be harnessed, for example through the establishment of parliamentary interest groups. What are the knowledge and technology gaps? • Targeted research is needed to map out the extent of food insecurity and threats to food security involving both government agencies and data collection, and transparent data sharing and collection by NGOs. • Research must consider and clarify salient differences between distinct sectors in Israeli society such as the Arab and Ultraorthodox communities What regulatory and legislative tools are needed? A national master plan for a fair, sustainable and health promoting food plan should be enacted by law. This should include a national nutrition security law and a national agriculture law. A government agency should be tasked with overseeing national nutrition and food security, and integrating policy across ministries. The agency should be assigned responsibility, authority and a budget by law, and the law must define food security in its broad sense including food availability, access and food insecurity. Ideally the agency would be located in the Prime Ministers Office, similar to the national economic council, so that it would have the resources and authority to coordinate and manage inter-ministerial conflicts over policy priorities. The state budget must explicitly appropriate funds for nutrition and food security including agriculture and food production and targeted food aid to mitigate food insecurity. Food price controls and other economic policy must be enacted to regulate the price and ensure accessibility of a health food basket, against demonstrable market failures and centralization Food waste: • Knowledge gaps exists in several areas. First, Israel has no systematic measurement of food waste production, nor an understanding of the main hotspots. Second, it is not clear whether the current (voluntary) courses of action are indeed influential. • There was a broad agreement that one of Israel main strengths is the sophisticated food waste rescue array which currently based on NGO's. Israel's food banks have a complex logistics system that connects hundreds of donors with food distribution associations. • Participants have identified several regulatory gaps: o Encouraging food donations among food producers and retail chains through positive incentive, such as tax relief and/or government funding of logistics and manpower o A National Food Directorate that functions as an integrator that connects all stakeholders (food donors, food distribution associations, and beneficiaries), map and manage surpluses on a national level o The current Item-Pricing Law needs to be changed and a smart two-dimensional barcode system needs to be adopted. The adoption of electronic price tags should also be promoted. o An incentive to food waste source separation needs to be adopted Food industry: Israel is a small country, which allows for rapid product development and a rapid transition from development to production. Collaboration with academia and the agricultural sector is essential for developing circular solutions to improve the food system. • To enable consumers' better food choices, food advertising on media and social networks should be restricted • To enable healthier food, technological developments to improve processed and ultra-processed health food are needed. • To enable the industry to develop better products, goals must be set (such as reducing the variety of harmful foods, reducing environmental footprints, time frames for reformulations, etc.) Urban food systems: The need for regulatory measures at all levels and in most of the areas discussed was seen as an obstacle, but one needing to be tackled. On the other hand, the group saw a tremendous opportunity if investment were to be made in in depth education and social marketing for all age groups, in formal and informal frameworks alike. Read less

Food security: The Focus of this national dialogue was to discuss participant’s solutions in light of the challenges and vision expressed in the previous two dialogs. Participants were asked to present their solutions as answers to 5 questions: 1. What are Israel’s strengths in this area, and how can they be leveraged to transform food systems in Israel and the world? 2. What can be done here and now to achieve SDG goals for 2030? 3. What are the knowledge and technology gaps? 4. What regulatory and legislative tools are needed? 5. Who must be recruited to realize the goals? Food waste: Th... Read moree focus of this dialogue was to discuss possible solutions and opportunities in relation to the food waste challenge. Participants were invited to discuss their vision of the main the strengths of Israel in regard to food waste, measures to the near future, key stakeholder that need to be involved in the solution, technological and knowledge gaps, as well as regulatory guidelines that can promote best practices. Food industry: The dialogue focused on the future of the food industry and the changes that need to take place to promote an industry that produces healthier and more sustainable food. The ways to improve products' quality on the one hand and the regulations required to make the sustainable and healthy foods more available and accessible than Ultra processed food on the other hand. Urban food systems: The participants discussed the dilemma of choosing what should be done in an ideal world, as opposed to setting an achievable goal. It was decided that while we must be realistic and pragmatic, we must allow ourselves to keep our ideal within sight, even if it is not immediately achievable. Communication and social marketing: The current dialogue focused on the challenges characterized in previous sessions: 1. Increasing wide-scope media coverage of healthy and sustainable nutrition issues. 2. Social marketing and communication in diverse populations 3. building an efficient strategy to promote the issue in a variety of communication platforms, social channels and information centers 4. Regulation The following part belongs to the Main findings section: Communication and social marketing: The need to address the lack of knowledge in the general population about the tight relationship between nutrition and sustainability, the information gaps between groups, the barriers related to economic, cultural factors, availability, and accessibility together with lifestyle barriers need to be addressed in every strategy that aims to encouraging and adopting a healthy and sustainable diet in public discourse and raising it to the media focus. The foundation of the different solutions presented in the outcomes section should include: • Strengthen traditional foods from different cultures that are based on healthier food and the use of natural ingredients. • Changing Consumer environment: Encourage supermarkets to display healthier products and make them more accessible; to display information on the content of unhealthy products in large font and languages of the consumer populations on the shelf of the product because reading the content on the product is often difficult; create opportunities for members of the public to experience the preparation of or taste healthier and more sustainable food. • Regulation: Subsidize healthier food products; to label healthy products and what should be consumed instead of an emphasis on what should be avoided; in every official event the food served should only be healthy food, and avoid waste. Finally, Adjusted and updated media communication (timing): each holiday/season/event provides an opportunity to focus on more sustainable food preparation and consumption, including special sales on food products, and create information campaigns that include tips regarding healthier food preparation, consumption, and avoiding food waste. Read less

Les principaux sujets qui ont fait l’objet de divergence portait sur les questions suivantes : - les biocarburants, et leur place dans la réponse au défi des protéines : prudence de certaines parties vis-à-vis des effets potentiels sur la sécurité alimentaire, risque de substitution avec effet d’accaparement de terre/déforestation importée versus opportunités économiques, diversification des débouchés, intérêt en terme d’alternatives énergétiques soulignées par d’autres parties - degré d'autonomie à atteindre : risque de ne plus pouvoir satisfaire les besoins en alim... Read moreentation animale évoqués par certaines parties, versus risque de déforestation souligné par d’autres parties - divergences sur les actions à prendre ou pas, et leur degré, en terme de consommation de viande - échelon pour raisonner l'autonomie (échelle exploitation, nationale, européenne) - les produits « ultratransformés », et la place de ceux à base de légumineuses dans les recommandations nutritionnelles (l'ANSES rappelant qu'elle ne disposait pas à ce jour des éléments suffisants pour se positionner dans ce débat) - le périmètre de la stratégie en termes de sources de protéines : si la priorité sur les légumineuses est largement consensuelle, concernant les autres sources plusieurs questions ont été soulevées dans les contributions sur la pertinence de prendre en compte certaines matières premières (colza, blé, insectes et autres « protéines du futur » comme les algues, microorganismes, protéines animales transformées (PAT) et opportunité de leur réintroduction dans les élevages monogastriques…) Read less

Cette vaste concertation a permis de définir des objectifs, axes stratégiques et mesures partagées et a révélé un consensus autour de la nécessité de développer la production de protéines végétales en France. Sur la base des résultats de la concertation, et des échanges avec les membres du copil, une trame de la stratégie a été élaborée reposant sur les principes suivants : - la mise en parallèle de quatre défis (environnemental, souveraineté, économique, nutritionnel), tous assez largement partagés, ce qui permet d'aborder la question de manière systémique, et d'évi... Read moreter une approche axée exclusivement sur un objectif d'autonomie ; - des objectifs généraux de la stratégie reprenant en partie les objectifs issus du chantier filières, en particulier en matière des surfaces en légumineuses, mais complétés par des objectifs relatifs à la durabilité, et à l'alimentation humaine. - une priorité horizontale accordée aux légumineuses (à graines et fourragères), approche largement partagée, en raison de leur capacité à répondre aux quatre défis simultanément et de la faiblesse actuelle de ces cultures orphelines ; - une insistance sur l'aval des filières, sur le volet alimentation humaine et sur la dimension européenne de la stratégie ; - un horizon à 10 ans, pour conduire la transition sur la durée ; - une logique de co-construction mettant l'ensemble des acteurs en responsabilité, identifiant des pilotes clairs sur chacune des actions, les pouvoirs publics ne faisant qu'accompagner certaines d'entre elles. Les objectifs globaux retenus et partagés par l’ensemble des parties prenantes sont : - une amélioration de l'autonomie protéique de la France : La stratégie doit conduire à améliorer de 10 points l'autonomie en protéines pour l'alimentation animale (herbe et fourrages compris) et de 15 points l'autonomie en matières riches en protéines. - le doublement des surfaces en légumineuses pour atteindre 2 Mha, soit 8 % de la SAU totale à horizon 2030. Toutes les légumineuses ont vocation à contribuer à cet élan : soja, protéagineux, légumes secs, luzerne déshydratée, mais aussi l'ensemble des légumineuses fourragères y compris en mélange. - l'accompagnement de l'objectif du Programme National Nutrition Santé et de la Loi Egalim en matière de consommation de protéines végétales, notamment par une hausse de la production de légumes secs. Les régimes accordant une plus large part aux protéines végétales sont encouragés par les recommandations nutritionnelles du PNNS et par la Loi Egalim. La hausse de la consommation de légumineuses est particulièrement visée puisque 4 Français sur 5 n'en consomment jamais. Cet objectif doit en parallèle s'accompagner d'une hausse de la production de légumes secs afin de mieux couvrir les besoins de la consommation intérieure. - le positionnement de la France comme référence internationale et territoire attractif dans le secteur des protéines végétales pour l'alimentation humaine Ils se déclinent en plusieurs axes stratégiques : - Engager une transition vers des systèmes de cultures diversifiées et riches en légumineuses - Renforcer l’autonomie alimentaire des élevages et le recours aux protéines fourragères - Encourager les synergies cultures-élevages à l’échelle des filières et des territoires - Faire de la France un leader de la protéine végétale pour l’alimentation humaine - Mobiliser les moyens de la recherche, de l’innovation et de la formation - Promouvoir une stratégie à l’échelle européenne et développer les partenariats internationaux - Se donner les moyens de suivre et évaluer la stratégie La stratégie prévoit un ensemble de mesures concrètes visant à soutenir : - la structuration des filières - des actions de recherche développement innovation - des investissements et achats de semences chez les agriculteurs/éleveurs - l’innovation dans les entreprises en matière d’obtention variétale et de développement de nouvelles formes de protéines alternatives (insectes, microalgues) pour l’alimentation animale - la promotion de la consommation de légumes secs (lentilles, pois chiche, etc.) dans l’alimentation en particulier des enfants, selon les recommandations du Programme National Nutrition Santé. Par exemple il s’agira d’appuyer des «Projets alimentaires territoriaux» (PAT) et de développer une mesure «cantine scolaire» qui faciliteront l’intégration des légumineuses dans les repas et les circuits courts, ou encore la formation des cuisiniers de la restauration collective dans l’utilisation des légumineuses. Certaines actions nécessitent de la recherche sur un calendrier plus long. Ainsi une «feuille de route de la recherche» sur les protéines végétales a été élaborée par les principaux acteurs de la recherche française publique et privée dans le cadre de la concertation. Elle identifie les principaux verrous à lever dans les prochaines années. Il s’agit en particulier de combler le déficit historique de recherche dont ont souffert les espèces légumineuses. Ce besoin de recherche/développement/innovation à moyen-long terme sera porté dans le cadre des stratégies d’accélération qui permettront de mobiliser certains crédits du 4e programme d’investissement d’avenir (PIA4) parmi les stratégies d’accélération (volet alimentation durable, piloté par le ministère de l’Agriculture et de l’Alimentation) – crédits qui permettront de financer la recherche fondamentale sur les protéines végétales. Lors de la réunion de lancement de la stratégie, une charte d’engagement a été signée entre l’état, la filière des huiles et protéines végétales et les filières d'élevages. Read less

L’axe majeur de la concertation portait sur l’amélioration de la souveraineté alimentaire en protéines végétales à travers la définition d’une stratégie nationale visant à améliorer l’autonomie en protéines de la France. La stratégie s'inscrit dans le cadre de l'ambition du Gouvernement en faveur de la transition agro-écologique à la suite des Etats Généraux de l'Alimentation. Elle est complémentaire avec les autres politiques publiques, et en particulier : - la stratégie nationale bas carbone et le Plan climat - la stratégie nationale de lutte contre la déforestati... Read moreon importée - la stratégie nationale de mobilisation de la biomasse - le Programme national nutrition santé et le Programme national pour l'alimentation - la stratégie Ecophyto II+ - le plan semences et plants pour une agriculture durable - le programme Ambition bio 2022 - le Programme national de réduction des émissions de polluants atmosphériques - la Stratégie nationale pour la biodiversité Le développement des filières protéines était une forte attente exprimée par l’ensemble des parties prenantes lors des Etats généraux de l’alimentation, les EGA, qui se sont tenus en 2017 (cf descriptif des EGA en pièce jointe). La feuille de route des EGA prévoyait en effet le développement des filières protéines végétales. Les constats de départ sous-jacents étaient les suivants : - vulnérabilité liée à la forte dépendance au soja importé avec des risques liés de déforestation mais aussi aux engrais importés, à différentes échelles: UE, FR, territoires, exploitations - un système protéique générateur d’externalités négatives environnementales : besoin d’agir sur la simplification des rotations et la déconnexion animal/végétal, lutte contre la déforestation liée au soja importé - au plan nutritionnel, un trop faible niveau de consommation de légumineuses par rapport aux recommandations nutritionnelles - des opportunités : marché en forte croissance, en particulier en alimentation humaine, opportunités pour faire émerger de nouvelles filières en légumineuses et opportunité pour faire monter en gamme les filières animales Résultats (cf autres chapitres) : La concertation a permis l’élaboration d’une stratégie dont la première partie dresse le diagnostic et définit l’ambition, la seconde partie décline les axes et les actions de la stratégie. En complément une charte d’engagements a été signée entre l’état, la filière des huiles et protéines végétales et les filières d’élevage lors du lancement de la stratégie protéines végétales le 1er décembre 2020. Read less

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Please note: This report represents the views of food systems stakeholders, it does not represent the official views of UK Government. UK industry highlighted their enthusiasm for sustainability and environmental initiatives including Government and industry roundtables to drive sustainable supply chains for palm oil and soy, Courtauld 2025 commitments, the Red Tractor assurance scheme, commitments to the FAO Dairy Declaration of Rotterdam, achieving Net Zero in farming goals and the Climate Change Levy discount scheme. Further coordination between industry innovation schemes to share innovati... Read moreon and best practice was suggested. Key barriers to achieving sustainability goals highlighted by industry were time, financial resource, and long-term policy and business trajectories. The need for applicable and enforceable sustainability and environmental goals on an international rather than national scale was noted as being key for success. More widely recognised and applicable sustainability and biodiversity metrics were also suggested. Multiple industry attendees flagged the need to utilise lessons learnt during the Covid-19 pandemic to build resilience in the food chain and achieve sustainability and environmental targets. Most industry attendees appreciated the food industry and Government’s close collaboration during the Covid-19 pandemic. Some attendees desired greater Government intervention in the future whereas others were more content to return to normal. Attendees noted that resilience should be an integral part of the definition of sustainability. Adopting a whole-Government food policy framework that supports sustainable food production and healthy diets was suggested. Industry flagged that the impacts of new environmental regulations upon all actors within the food system should be evaluated, and highlighted the need for a greater alignment of wider legislation (e.g. recycling and packaging legislation) with food policy, to ensure that regulation is not a barrier to progress. Attendees highlighted the need for enhanced consumer education on packaging, waste, sustainable food systems and food justice, to allow consumers to make more informed choices. Working with all members of civil society to build a social revolution promoting a sustainable food system was another key action identified. More cohesive national and local strategies, e.g. recycling schemes, as well as a focus on local supply chains and supporting sustainability within local food businesses and enterprises were recommended. Wider access to, and promotion of, healthy, seasonal and local food, with greater education on the links between health issues and food was highlighted. Legislation and taxation on unhealthy foods were mentioned by attendees. Read less

The dialogues explored the whole food system, covering the areas of all action tracks.